Martin has been committed to building a better world for twenty years, whether in community associations, party politics or NPOs. He learnt the craft of campaigning from scratch at Greenpeace, where he was active for a decade. He holds a graduate degree in Theme-Centred Interaction (TCI) as well as being a Swiss federally certified trainer. At the moment this family man is also studying sociology and environmental psychology. Living in the french part of Switzerland, he feels at home in both the swiss-german and swiss-french culture.

Andreas has been involved in various campaigns and expeditions with Greenpeace International, between the Arctic and the Antarctic on the high seas, was a developer of ideas for Greenpeace Switzerland, and is an IEF mediator. He loves to contemplate the 18 herbs and spices that grow on his balcony. In addition, he loves welding creations from metal objects that the world does not really need as well as cooking six-course Japanese meals for friends.

Peter is an events, video, text and internet specialist, and has worked as such for marketing communications agencies. He is Campaignforum’s Internet campaigner and video producer. He is most at home as a director, leader and developer of theatrical and video productions, possessing in addition to this further education training in stage production - and he has travelled once around the world by land. At the moment his greatest challenge is to fit his artistic work and the upbringing of a boy into each single day.

Martina was cofounder of the Young Greens in Zürich and Switzerland, as well as being involved in student politics. At Campaignforum she is responsible for organising and managing projects and media. She studied English Literature, Social and Economic History and Turkish Studies in Zurich and Birmingham. Cycling and singing and enjoyment of the outdoors clear her mind. She loves to play with the written and spoken word of all genres.

Rebekka organizes best under pressure. Perhaps this is because she used to work in restaurants. At Campaignforum she is responsible for internet and project organization. Her training consists of internships in media and journalism as well as campaign work, and a licenciate in Media and Communication, Film Studies and Informatics. When she is not somewhere on a train between Schaffhausen, Basle and Zürich, she can be found either at the movies or on the volleyball court.

Wangpo has already achieved the feat of putting up a banner in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. For us he works with media and directs campaign projects. He is president of the National Tibetan Olympic Committee and was party secretary for the Greens for the Canton of Zürich. As press spokesperson for Greenpeace Switzerland, he has attended UN and WTO conferences on a number of occasions. Wangpo Tethong studied History and Constitutional Law at the University of Zurich.